My mom has a '06 Beetle Conv't. My dad has a '07 Passat Wagon. My sister has a '06 Rabbit. I'm a fan of Mazdas myself, but the VW's sure are comfy. The only German sportscar I've driven is my buddy's Z3 which I taught him to drive stick in.

I have a Porsche 951 (944 turbo) that will be for sale as soon as I replace the head gasket. I bought it after I totaled the last Miata. The 951 is fast, handles well and is comfortable but it's just not as much fun as a Miata. Parts are also 2 to 3 times as expensive. So when a turboed miata became available at a great price I jumped on it. The 951, to show it's gratitude, blew the head gasket the next week. I think that if I ever had more disposable income and a turbo manifold / kit were available for it, I would like to have a Boxter.

I had an 02 GTI 1.8T taht I ought new - pretty good motor on a so-so suspension. I added a Shine RSS and TT shift arm, and was looking at some motor upgrades, when the electrical problems started - coil packs(towed twice - once on the Cross-Bronx), airbags sensor, seat-belt short(!), power windows...... The console started coming apart. Upgrades on hold.

One month after it was paid for, I sold it and bought an 01 Accord for a DD and 2 months later bought the Miata. Better deal.

I had an 02 GTI 1.8T taht I ought new - pretty good motor on a so-so suspension. I added a Shine RSS and TT shift arm, and was looking at some motor upgrades, when the electrical problems started - coil packs(towed twice - once on the Cross-Bronx), airbags sensor, seat-belt short(!), power windows...... The console started coming apart. Upgrades on hold.

One month after it was paid for, I sold it and bought an 01 Accord for a DD and 2 months later bought the Miata. Better deal.

you should've held out a little longer, then had VW buy it back under the Lemon Law. Tough luck. I also had a problem with my coil packs but replaced them and that was that.